Brett Elizabeth Blake

Early Childhood, Childhood and Adolescent Education
The School of Education, with Robert W. Blake

Literacy Primer
Publisher: Peter Lang
New York, NY
2005, 193 pages

The Literacy Primer is devoted to the most recent topics in literacy studies, such as the meanings of literacy, the invention of alphabetic writing, a history of reading, the consequences of literacy and literacy for diverse learners.

This book is written in a refreshingly straightforward style that is inviting to undergraduate students who might otherwise have difficulty learning about the subject.